This wallpaper was especially created for Saku for
her birthday. Happy birthday, Ori-chan! I know I'm a bit late... but whatever, right? X-P
I actually started this a day before your birthday... so I had no chance of finishing it on time unless I half-assed it
completely. XD
The scans I used came from Moe.imouto.org, and they were drawn by Matsumoto Leiji... or however his/her name is spelled.
You know, the artist who did Space Battleship Yamato. Anyway, I could find the right sections... which is strange
because I found them before. :hmpf:
Guitarist: Link
Woman in Stars: Link
As you can see, I'm mixing my two favorite passions together into a single creation: my profound love for music;
and my extreme interest in astronomy.
I had this idea that it'd be neat to compose a song for each constellation, thought I imagine that it'd be
quite time consuming. I'd do it, but I can't really write any songs. ^_^'
So when I came across the image of the guitar playing woman, and the celestial-like images on Matsumoto's Moe page,
I realized my idea could come to fruition!
Although the color scheme of the original image is pretty solid, I wanted something different. I've been reading
Changelings by Anne McCaffrey, and there's this young female character
who's father is half-Inuit, half-Irish, while her mother is half-Navajo, half-Irish. They described her hair color
as being dark brown with orange highlights. I imagined a pretty combinations of colors while reading, so I decided to
incorporate it in my wallpaper. From there, I decided her skin should be tanned, seeing how the woman could be
part-Native American. I thought she'd look good in a dark red wine blouse, with turquoise jewellery (a lot of the
Native Americans in my area wear tons of turquoise).
And as you can see, I stuck with that over-all color scheme, because I find it lovely... though I am a desert brat, so I
find desert shrubbery appealing. :nya:
For the constellation, I just found a photograph of space. Simple, no? I tinted it purple-ish because the black was way to dark, and put a strain on the viewer's eyes. And it matches, so HA. :nerd:
The textures are primarily from Bashcorpo and Google search engine. They're pretty basic, and as you can probably tell, I haven't used any home-made textures (that's probably because I mainly create techno/cyberpunk textures).
While I was working on it, I was listening to a lot of Nightwish, and they definitely had an impact on its creation. The main song that I would attribute to it's development would be "White Night Fantasy". It has a very peaceful and content atmosphere to it - something I felt was appropriate to the wallpaper.
Well, I hope you like it, Ori-chan! :D
You too, Minna. ;)
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I love the colors you picked for this wallpaper. Especially the color transition/gradient in the guitarist's hair. The concept is also very cool, and I think the layout is perfect. The only thing that bothers me is the guitarist's lips (even though the original scan is like that too), they look a lil' funky (like too round >.< ).
Great design and wallpaper. Your wallpapers keep getting better and better. Keep up the good work.
When I first saw the wallie, I: a) knew it was yours, b) thought it was from one of the Daft Punk videos :D The style
looks extremely similar (both might've been done by the same artist, I don't know), but I really like it!
The changes you brought to the images makes them look better than the original, in my opinion. The original (especially
the guitarist) look a bit crowded, whereas here everything is "light" and flows just right :)
I'm sure Saku will like it, it's beautiful! :D Two thumbs up for a job well done! :D
XD With a gift this awesome, no person in their right minds would mind a small delay.
I love the whole concept and the soft colors.
The vector is really great too, especially the gradient hair color.
I'll add it to my gift list as soon as it won't show me an error everytime I try to update it :sweat:
Thanks a lot for this =3=
Wow this is beautiful!
Everything looks so pretty and good together. I loved the graduations and the lady traced by stars...
Great smooth colors with a bit of hotness, very well-chosen ones!
I loved it!
Congrats! +<3fav
Wow, I really like this wallpaper you made...
It gives a really nice feeling.
Music and stars makes a nice combination~
I don't know what to say though, but it's really really nice!
Quote by dslasseyThe scans I used came from Moe.imouto.org, and they were drawn by Matsumoto Leiji... or however his/her name is spelled. You know, the artist who did Space Battleship Yamato. Anyway, I could find the right sections... which is strange because I found them before. :hmpf:
Artwork is by Matsumoto Leiji from his artbook "Leiji Matsumoto A Collection Of Pictures".
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i love your vectoring and the "guitar lady" looks beautiful; but i think the ambiance would have been better served if the bubble was reduced about half size.
love to see you wall Hoang Nguyen. ^^
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